tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post8651853032465610836..comments2024-03-28T15:16:22.951-04:00Comments on Too Many Tomatoes : PeachesSmartAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-82978970181347354512011-08-03T23:23:52.152-04:002011-08-03T23:23:52.152-04:00I have a question about pickling that you might or...I have a question about pickling that you might or might not be able to help me with. <br /><br />My issue is that I end up with TONS of cucumbers, yet not really ever enough for the pickling recipes I have. With regular dill pickles it doesn't matter too much, I just waste some of the spiced pickling liquid (and then 2 days later could do it all again, *sigh*). But some recipes (like my mustard pickles) require obscene amounts of cucumbers (14 cups, prepared!). Do you ever run into the dilemma where you have SO many, and yet still not enough?<br /><br />For your previously mentioned issue of too many pots...I sterilize my jars in one big pot, fill them, and then place them back into the same pot for processing. But then you have your super awesome turkey thingy and I have just me and one stove :)RuckusButthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760056031442317243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-18497809979859292682011-08-01T20:59:38.299-04:002011-08-01T20:59:38.299-04:00Initially, in the early 1800s,food preservation wa...Initially, in the early 1800s,food preservation was done in tin cans. It wasn't until the late 1800s that someone invented the can opener, and studies had advanced to preserving in both cans and jars. Around the turn of the century, housewives began to learn the art of home "canning". Until then, food was preserved by drying, salting or smoking. Thanks to our ability to safely store "fresh" fruits and vegetables, our diets have changed, and we don't have to eat dried beans, root crops and winter squash throughout the cold months!SmartAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-15244589688792183682011-07-31T20:49:02.544-04:002011-07-31T20:49:02.544-04:00Per our last conversation, speaking of book recomm...Per our last conversation, speaking of book recommendations, in light of this post you might enjoy,"Epitaph of a Peach" by David Mas Masumoto if you haven't already read it. <br /><br />In a lot of ways I'm still more of a fan of books than I am of Nooks, but I've ordered and read three books on my Nook while waiting for the IRL book I ordered last week to show up !Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092424684260339977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-71905329811479403122011-07-31T19:59:43.131-04:002011-07-31T19:59:43.131-04:00Why is it called canning when it really goes in ja...Why is it called canning when it really goes in jars? That has always puzzled me...Bifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648037666735227722noreply@blogger.com